diff --git a/srcpkgs/monero-core b/srcpkgs/monero-core
deleted file mode 120000
index 6e7f62767eb..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/monero-core
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-monero-gui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/monero-gui/template b/srcpkgs/monero-gui/template
index b94d23ef1d7..1439a122b3f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/monero-gui/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/monero-gui/template
@@ -98,9 +98,3 @@ do_install() {
 	vbin build/bin/monero-wallet-gui
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }
-
-monero-core_package() {
-	build_style=meta
-	depends="monero-gui>=${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc+=" (transitional dummy package)"
-}